Dental & subsequent biscuit intolerance
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:24 pm
Hi all.
Just over a week and a half ago Dora went in for a dental and came out with 13 less teeth than she arrived with.
I won't bore you with the story but it now seems her tummy can't tolerate biscuits. Our vet says cats are either crunchers or swallowers and it seems that Dora is a cruncher! So although she has been happily tucking into her dozen or so biscuits after her Lily's wet, her tummy is rejecting them shortly afterwards. She's never been a grazer and food isn't left down for her because I need to monitor her weight because of her arthritis however she is a very routine led little girl and always asks for her biscuits after her wet.
For a week after having the teeth removed I was replacing her biscuits with the natures menu freeze-dried raw cubes that easily crumble to give a biscuity texture. I was mixing these with water and Dora really loves them. These seem to stay in her tummy with no issues.
I wonder whether anybody has any other alternative suggestions of a biscuit type replacement that has a low calorific content.
Both Dora and I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks, Shelly
Just over a week and a half ago Dora went in for a dental and came out with 13 less teeth than she arrived with.
I won't bore you with the story but it now seems her tummy can't tolerate biscuits. Our vet says cats are either crunchers or swallowers and it seems that Dora is a cruncher! So although she has been happily tucking into her dozen or so biscuits after her Lily's wet, her tummy is rejecting them shortly afterwards. She's never been a grazer and food isn't left down for her because I need to monitor her weight because of her arthritis however she is a very routine led little girl and always asks for her biscuits after her wet.
For a week after having the teeth removed I was replacing her biscuits with the natures menu freeze-dried raw cubes that easily crumble to give a biscuity texture. I was mixing these with water and Dora really loves them. These seem to stay in her tummy with no issues.
I wonder whether anybody has any other alternative suggestions of a biscuit type replacement that has a low calorific content.
Both Dora and I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks, Shelly